Summary
This box was produced as a souvenir of the Victorian Centenary, 1934-1935.
Physical Description
Wooden box with hinged lid. Borders and edges heavily decorate d with 'burn' carving of lines and dots. On the lid there is a picture of the Flinders Street Railway Station which has been printed onto a veneer of wood and applied to the box. Interior of box unfinished, exterior surfaces varnished darker with the grain, sections across the grain raw.
More Information
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Collection Names
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Collecting Areas
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Acquisition Information
Purchase
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Place & Date Depicted
Flinders Street Railway Station, Melbourne, Greater Melbourne, Victoria, Australia, 1934
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Place & Date of Event
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Place & Date Used
Melbourne, Greater Melbourne, Victoria, Australia, 1934-1990
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Inscriptions
Printed lid of box: Centenary / 1934-5; Flinders Street / Railway Station / Melbourne.
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Classification
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Type of item
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Overall Dimensions
9.8 cm (Length), 12.4 cm (Width), 4 cm (Height)
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Exhibition Collection Management
96 mm (Length), 125 mm (Width), 38 mm (Height)
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Keywords
Celebrations, Civic Mementoes, Melbourne Centenary, 1935, Ornaments, Souvenirs, Victoria Centenary, 1934-1935